Academy of Management Proceedings · 1990 · 12 citations · 0 references
ManagementHuman Resource ManagementGoal SettingKnowledge TransferGoal Setting In LearningPerformance GoalsSelf-directed LearningTraining StrategyTransfer Of LearningTransferable SkillsGoal TransferPerformance Goal SettingPerformance Improvement Through TrainingSelf-management CompetenciesSelf-trainingSkill GeneralizationSkills TransferTransfer In Self-regulated Learning
Goal setting and self-management training were contracted for their effectiveness in facilitating training transfer to a novel task. Transfer was assessed in terms of effort expenditure, skill generalization, and overall performance. Goal setting trainees expended greater effort. However, self-management trainees showed greater skill generalization and overall performance.